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$400k a ‘low budget’ in Northeast Florida housing hot spots
Grace Hardy works in special education, and her husband Kyle works in IT. The family lives in a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in southern Duval County with their 4-year-old son. With a second child on the way, they want to move south to St. Johns so their children can go to the county’s highly rated schools. But the Hardys — like many prospective homebuyers with spending caps of $400,000 — are finding that once-ample budgets aren’t cutting it in Northeast Florida’s most competitive housing arenas.
Florida emerges as a cash-driven real estate hub: Redfin data report
Cash reigns supreme in the real estate realm, and Florida stands at the forefront of this trend. Recent findings from a Redfin data report on March 29, 2024 reveal that over one-third of residential property transactions in the United States are completed in cash—a trend that is notably more prevalent in the Sunshine State compared to other regions.
Affordable housing in the works on Westside
Ninety new affordable housing apartments will be coming soon to Jacksonville. Ability Housing broke ground Monday on the Village at Cedar Hills, an apartment community on 7.35 acres at Harlow Boulevard and 103rd Street, just east of Interstate 295.
New Laura Street Trio proposal drops controversial loan guarantee on historic buildings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Laura Street Trio development team has put a new proposed deal on the table that drops a controversial request for the city to guarantee repayment of private loans for bringing hotels and apartments to the high-visibility downtown corner where boarded-up buildings and lots stand behind a chain link fence.
Duval County home listings asked for more money in April: See the current median price here
The median home in Duval County listed for $330,000 in April, up 1.5% from the previous month's $325,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to April 2023, the median home list price increased 1.6% from $323,900. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Duval County, not houses...
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